Atmospheric Rivers, Storm Toll, and MLK Day

Posted by Rachel Goodman | Jan 12, 2023 | All Talk, Local, Outdoors, Program, Rachel Anne Goodman, Science, Talk of the Bay | 0

Talk of the Bay from KSQD

Atmospheric Rivers, Storm Toll, and MLK Day

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Featured on this podcast:

Bryan May, Communications Director for California Office of Emergency Services talks about the death toll, recovery funds, and the emergency currently underway.

Elaine Johnson, president of NAACP Santa Cruz Chapter talks about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. and events on Monday to honor his vision.

Jason Hoppin, Communications Director for the County of Santa Cruz talks about the storm’s impact and planning for recovery.

Michael Loik, UCSC Professor of Environmental Studies talks about the physics of atmospheric rivers and the future of California’s waters systems with increasingly intense weather events and warming.

About The Author

Rachel Goodman

Rachel is host of Talk of the Bay and Board Chair of KSQD. She is the producer of radio documentaries such as Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country and Old Time Music, The Boomtown Chronicles, and Pastures of Plenty, a History of California Farmworkers. She teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. She is a recipient of a Peabody award for excellence in journalism.